Damogen Furies

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Damogen Furies
Squarepusher Damogen Furies.jpg
Studio album by
Squarepusher
Released20 April 2015 (2015-04-20)
Genre Drum and bass, IDM, drill 'n' bass, glitch
Length43:25
Label Warp
Producer Tom Jenkinson
Squarepusher chronology
Music for Robots
(2014)		Damogen Furies
(2015)		 Elektrac
(2017)

Damogen Furies is the fourteenth studio album by British electronic musician Squarepusher. It was announced on 18 February 2015 [1] and released on 20 April 2015. Along with the announcement of the album, the third track, "Rayc Fire 2", was released for free on Squarepusher's site, on which a series of live dates in support of the album were also announced. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 8/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [8]
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Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Resident Advisor 3.3/5 [11]
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Daryl Keating of Exclaim! wrote that Damogen Furies is "a scattershot release, but one that's definitely worth exploring," citing "a return to the jazz-fuelled, IDM-inflected drum & bass of Squarepusher's heyday" while also remaining "stuck in the fantasy world that has marred his last few releases." [5]

Track listing

The track listing below is as presented on the CD. On the double LP release, the track listing is reversed.

All tracks are written by Tom Jenkinson

No.TitleLength
1."Stor Eiglass"4:32
2."Baltang Ort"6:14
3."Rayc Fire 2"4:44
4."Kontenjaz"3:44
5."Exjag Nives"5:20
6."Baltang Arg"6:50
7."Kwang Bass"6:15
8."D Frozent Aac"5:48
Total length:43:25
Japanese CD [12] and Japanese iTunes [13] bonus track
No.TitleLength
9."Straks Nombir"1:00
Total length:44:25

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 96
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 110
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [16] 8

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